Dear Colleagues,

Please let your promising students know about the PhD Program in Library and
Information Science at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information
(SC&I). The application deadline (January 15th) is quickly approaching. We
are especially looking for top students who are interested in building on
a significant understanding of human and social factors in approaching the
design, implementation and study of information systems and technologies,
as well as human and social aspects of information.

The Rutgers SC&I PhD program in Library and Information science is an
interdisciplinary program, centered on the intersection of people,
information and technology. We believe this program can be an
exceptionally fruitful environment for students coming from areas such as
computer science, social computing, and human-computer interaction, who
are concerned not only with the technologies of information, but with the
people who use, develop and change those technologies. PhD students in our
program will typically work with scholars from various other disciplines
including psychology, sociology, engineering, cultural studies, and more.

Most critically, the students will be part of a PhD Program which includes
two additional program areas: Communication, and Media Studies.

With several new additions to our faculty, and a number of recent grants,
we have been extending our interest in areas such as social media,
language and information, and health informatics. These new areas augment
and build on the Rutgers SC&I influential research on interactive
information retrieval, HCI and digital libraries, knowledge management,
and human information behavior, as well as critical and historical
information studies. In all, our varied interests and background provide a
significant opportunity for top students to become leaders in academic
fields linking individual and social behaviors with appropriate
technologies. We encourage applications from information science and
computer science students who are interested in human and social aspects
of computing in addition to applicants with backgrounds in social
sciences, humanities, and other fields. With over 50% of female students
amongst our current cohort, we will continue to give special consideration
to applicants from groups underrepresented in the sciences.

Needless to say, at Rutgers you will be a short distance away from New
York City, the media and information capital of the world, and close to
the entertainment, research and employment opportunities it offers.

For more information about the School of Communication and Information, see
http://comminfo.rutgers.edu. For information about the PhD program and how
to apply, visit
http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/ph-d-program/introduction-program-basics.html.

We'd love to hear from you: for any questions or concerns, contact
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Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!
-- 
Marija Dalbello, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Area coordinator, Library and Information Science, School of Communication
and Information Ph.D. program
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1071
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